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Sheriff: Woman acted in self-defense in shooting of man in Forestdale :: 12/17/2015
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a woman acted in self-defense in the shooting death of a man who abducted and sexually assaulted her near Birmingham last month.
Appeals court says visiting judge had no authority to hear D.C. gun-law case :: 12/16/2015
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a visiting judge who ordered the District to stop enforcing its strict laws for carrying concealed firearms had no authority to hear the case.
Gun Case Prompts Lawyers to Look Way Back - to 1328 :: 12/16/2015
Whether residents of Washington, D.C., can carry firearms in the street has prompted examination of English law from the Middle Ages
PA Appellate Court Upholds Sentence For Straw Purchase Of Guns :: 12/15/2015
Pennsylvania’s Superior Court upheld a nearly six- to 12-year sentence for a Chester woman convicted of illegally buying firearms for her felon boyfriend.
Judicial court tells Pennsylvania justice (Eakin) it may suspend him :: 12/14/2015
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The court that rules on cases of judicial misconduct is telling a state Supreme Court justice he faces possible suspension over lewd and offensive emails he traded with lawyers and others.
Sharpshooter who flattened tire of fleeing shoplifters' car with gun gets probation :: 12/11/2015
A woman described as a "sharpshooter" was sentenced to 18 months of probation Wednesday for firing a gun at the getaway car as suspected shoplifters fled a Home Depot in suburban Detroit.
Clarence Thomas Dissents from SCOTUS Skipping 'Assault Weapons' Case :: 12/10/2015
When the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) refused to hear a case challenging an “assault weapons” ban in a Chicago suburb on December 7, Justice Clarence Thomas dissented and revealed his belief that Supreme Court precedents would have shown AR-15s—and similar rifles—are protected by the Second Amendment.
Gun rights lawsuit filed against Shawnee in federal court seeks $3 million :: 12/10/2015
A Shawnee man and his uncle have filed a lawsuit against the city of Shawnee in U.S. District court for $3 million, claiming the city violated their Second and Fourth Amendment rights in 2013 after years of having their constitutional complaints tossed out of various courts.
Justice Thomas Dissents from SCOTUS' Refusal to Hear Gun Rights Case :: 12/08/2015
As Nick reported earlier, The U.S. Supreme Court has yet again declined to take a case that implicates the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, over the vociferous objections of Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia. The case, Friedman v. City of Highland Park, was brought by plaintiffs Arie Friedman and the Illinois State Rifle Association.
Pennsylvania high court justice hit with ethics charges in scandal over lewd, offensive emails :: 12/08/2015
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A Pennsylvania ethics board is accusing state Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin of violating both judicial and constitutional codes of conduct by exchanging lewd and offensive emails with friends.
Supreme Court won't hear challenge to assault weapons ban :: 12/07/2015
WASHINGTON -- Acting in the aftermath of the San Bernardino mass shooting, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from gun owners who challenged a Chicago suburb's ban on assault weapons.
Treason in the Courts: SCOTUS turns away 2A challenge of Chicago assault weapons ban :: 12/07/2015
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to define the types of firearms that can be banned under local, state and federal law, turning away a Second Amendment challenge to Chicago’s assault weapons ban.
Dismissal of Post-1986 Machinegun Ban Challenge Appealed :: 12/06/2015
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- An appeal was filed Wednesday in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit contesting the dismissal by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania of a case challenging the ban on civilian ownership of machineguns manufactured after 1986.
Sober toxicology report could help NAU shooter's self-defense claim :: 12/03/2015
A sober result on a toxicology report could help the self-defense case for a man accused of opening fire on Northern Arizona University’s campus last month, an attorney said Tuesday.
Ruling filed in Williston gun club lawsuit :: 12/02/2015
Bob Otty, president of the board at the North Country Sportsman's Club in Williston at the club's trap range on Thursday, May 21, 2015. The club has had several visits from police over the past few weeks. Officers say they are violating noise ordinances, but the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs Inc. says municipalities cannot regulate firearm discharges at existing sport shooting ranges.
Court: Wisconsin man can legally possess switchblade in home :: 11/30/2015
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - An Appleton man can legally possess a switchblade in his home, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision didn’t address whether the state’s switchblade ban is broadly unconstitutional, however.
Muslim-Free Zone: Gun-shop owner wins case :: 11/26/2015
A lawsuit filed by a Muslim activist organization against a Florida firearms retailer who posted a “Muslim Free Zone” sign has been dismissed and the case ordered closed because the statement was protected by the First Amendment and the activists couldn’t show they were injured.
Wisconsin court holds Second Amendment extends to certain knives :: 11/26/2015
An appellate court in Wisconsin ruled [opinion] Tuesday that the application of a state law that prohibits possession of certain knives violates the Second Amendment [text] right to bear arms. The law in Wisconsin regarding the Possession of a Switchblade Knife [§ 941.24(1), text] prohibits possession of "any knife having a blade which opens by pressing a button, spring or other device in the handle or by gravity or by a thrust or movement."
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging University of Michigan policy that bans guns from campus :: 11/25/2015
ANN ARBOR, Michigan — A lawsuit challenging the University of Michigan's campus anti-gun policy has been dismissed.
L-3's EOTech to pay gov't $25.6 million in fraud case :: 11/25/2015
The parent company of optics maker EOTech agreed to pay the government $25.6 million Tuesday for selling defective optics to military and federal law enforcement agencies.
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